descending colon
Americannoun
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The colon can be divided into four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
From there, food residue passes through the descending colon, which runs down the left side of the posterior abdominal wall.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The inferior mesenteric vein drains the distal third of the large intestine, including the descending colon, the sigmoid colon, and the rectum.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The colon has four regions, the ascending colon, the transverse colon, the descending colon and the sigmoid colon.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
The opening in the diaphragm was four inches in diameter, and through it had passed the stomach, transverse colon, a few inches of the descending colon, and a considerable portion of the small intestines.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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